ESXi

VMware ESXi: The Purpose-Built Bare Metal Hypervisor

VMware ESXi is a purpose-built bare-metal hypervisor that installs directly onto a physical server. With direct access to and control of underlying resources, ESXi is more efficient than hosted architectures and can effectively partition hardware to increase consolidation ratios and cut costs for our customers.

What ESXi Delivers

Today’s IT teams are under unprecedented pressure to meet fluctuating market trends and heightened customer demands. At the same time, these teams must stretch IT resources to accommodate increasingly complex projects. Fortunately, ESXi can help balance the need for better business outcomes and IT savings. Here’s how:

Consolidates hardware for higher capacity utilization.

Increases performance for a competitive edge.

Streamlines IT administration through centralized management.

Reduces costs, such as CapEx and OpEx savings.

Minimizes hardware resources needed to run hypervisor for cost savings and more efficient utilization.

FEATURES

With a footprint of just 150MB, do more with less while minimizing security threats to your hypervisor.

Reliable Performance

Accommodate apps of any size. Configure virtual machines up to 128 virtual CPUs, 6 TB of RAM and 120 devices to satisfy all your application needs. Consult individual solution limits to ensure you do not exceed supported configurations for your environment. Learn more about configuration maximums.

Discover support for a broad ecosystem of hardware OEM vendors, technology service partners, apps and guest operating systems.

A User-Friendly Experience

Manage day-to-day administrative operations with built-in modern UI based on HTML5 standards. For customers who need to automate their operations, VMware offers both a vSphere Command Line Interface and developer-friendly REST-based APIs.

CUSTOMER

"Nobody knows exactly what’s going to happen when a company is growing at 300% a year, so we have to be ready for anything. With our software-defined data center powered by VMware, we can scale easily, sustain our growth in a controlled and compliant manner, and respond quickly to new business demands". - Ryan Fay, Global CIO, ACI Specialty Benefits